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Have tried all solutions here to exit ROM Basic in an old IBM XT - any other suggestions - SYSTEM does not workl

Any ideas on how to exit the boot up version of basic on an old IBM XT - suggestions here don't work

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TomXP411
TomXP411

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You can't. If you booted to ROM BASIC, the system works just like an 8-bit BASIC computer. You have no access to the floppy drives or hard drive, and you are not running DOS.

To get to DOS, you need to restart the computer with Control+Alt+Delete - and have a DOS disk inserted.

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Bill Hileman
Bill Hileman

Reputation: 2836

If your old computer boots-up to ROM BASIC that means that there is no hard drive detected and/or no floppy drive with a boot disk. There is nothing for "system" to exit to.

You need to either check the connection on the hard disk, if it is indeed an XT model and not just a regular PC, or you need to get a 5.25" PC-DOS or MS-DOS boot disk.

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